Sorry for the bump of an older post, but this model always interested me since it was new, but at the time it was too pricey for my blood. That said a white gas/isobutane/inverted-isobutane stove all in one is kind of the dream for backpacking. @presscall , thank you for the enormous amount of information. I have a question: In your opinion would you rate this as a worthy stove assuming you a) add that o-ring for isobutane canisters and b) show some attention and patience to priming it to heat up the vaporization tube well?
@skorpiius, The fuel pump is the same as the Apex pump and is prone to cracking around the fuel hose fitting and service kits have been non-existent for a number of years. I have a number of these, both models, and all of the pumps are cracked. These stoves do not come up for sale very often. You'd be better off with a MSR Whisperlite Universal. Mike
My apologies! I didn’t pick up on your question when you posted it and that’s over a year ago. Well yes, the Fyrestorm is a very effective stove and since my original post I’ve mastered a reliable starting procedure on white gasoline (I use Aspen). The used example subject of my post didn’t come with instructions but I’ve since acquired a copy, which I reproduce below. Complete sheet ... ... and the section on that sheet on the lighting procedure So, starting always with a depressurised fuel bottle, firstly it’s 5 pump strokes - control valve on the pump shut, control on the stove fully open. Then the pump valve is opened half-a-turn for five seconds and is closed again. 30 pump strokes, open the pump valve fully and put a light to the burner. One minute to warm up the vapouriser then 35 pump strokes and it’s underway. Some might find that procedure too prescriptive! It’s a reliable process though, once learned. One other crucial point. It’s possible to install the generator wrongly, misaligned such that the horizontal portion intended to have the burner flames impinge on it is not near enough to the burner. The consequence is poor vapourisation, something I learned by experience, blaming cold ambient temperature for slow warm-up - nonsense of course! John
Hi @presscall , Now that it has been a few years, how is the stove holding up? Does the pump have the same cracking fault as the peak 1 apex?
Hi @fjfj765 It’s a stove I’ve rarely used in the intervening years, with a number of alternatives I prefer, so my Fyrestorm and its pump aren’t the best examples to make that judgement on. Last time I used it - maybe six months ago - there were no issues with it.
This is one of the stoves that has been the most disappointing ones for me. The earlier Apex stove was much more reliable, and works actually well on a canister too (I made an adapter) I have had the same problem with a leg as described earlier her, and underburn has been a problem several times. Except for that it looks nice, and are easy to use, I just cant trust it.
